Elections 2013: Tayum Mayor fails bid to disqualify opponent

Tayum, Abra. The Commission on Election (COMELEC) throw out a petition to disqualify Joey Brillantes from running for Mayor in the town of Tayum.

According to a post in his FaceBook account, Brillantes announced that the COMELEC thoroughly reviewed the petition from Mayor Eduarte and found no basis.

From Joey Brillantes
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Sometime ago, my opponent Glen Eduarte, the incumbent Mayor of Tayum, filed a protest at the Commission on Election (COMELEC) against my Certificate of Candidacy (COC) in order to disqualify me. The case against me was thoroughly reviewed by the honorable members of COMELEC. The latter found the case against me was without basis in fact and was dismissed. It was a unanimous decision in my favor. Chairman Sixto Brillantes recused himself and did not participate in the voting.

I always knew from the beginning that Glen Eduarte’s allegation is a distortion. My ancestors and the father before them, and the father before him, and my father are from TAYUM. My blood and soul belong to Tayum.

glen is my friend but the allegations against him are true like betting of his fighting cocks of a minimum bet of half million, substandard projects and seldom appearance of his office. if i were a voter of tayum i still vote for glen bec he is miy friend and i had debt of gratitude frm him

i don`t buy that theory…..same old story…remember the incident that happened way back 07? Mr ARYA ABRA was blamed for that….cno rin ba ang nanghabol kay akio escalante noon,when they sevrved as a bodyguard……this didn`t happened in tayum…..wake up akio muntik ka na…..sacrifice move dre then blamed the other camp….

I find it strange the way human nature wants heroes and yet wants to destroy their heroes. It’s just kind of mass insecurity people want something to up to and get a buzz off but, at the same time, want to destroy it because it makes them feel insecure…..Daniel Dax